Chinese city on North Korea border holds drill

A Chinese city near the border with North Korea has held an air raid drill amid tensions over Pyongyang’s latest threats, according to media reports.

Chinese city on North Korea border holds drill
Fri, 12 Apr, 2013 - 14:03

A Chinese city near the border with North Korea has held an air raid drill amid tensions over Pyongyang’s latest threats, according to media reports.

The official China News Service said today that authorities in Huichen, a city of 250,000 people in Jilin province, sounded alarms in residential areas yesterday morning.

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